1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ucc_geth_mii.c b/drivers/net/ucc_geth_mii.c
index 5f8c2d30a328..6c257b88ce51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ucc_geth_mii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ucc_geth_mii.c
@@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ int __init uec_mdio_init(void)
         return of_register_platform_driver(&uec_mdio_driver);
 }
 
-void __exit uec_mdio_exit(void)
+/* called from __init ucc_geth_init, therefore can not be __exit */
+void uec_mdio_exit(void)
 {
         of_unregister_platform_driver(&uec_mdio_driver);
 }